Henry hay wood and george totten



FENDER FOR CARS.

Patented Apr. 5

l l lh I 711/ Gil/TO 713 WILWSS e5 2 SheetsSheet 2.

(No Model.)

H. HAYWOOD & G. TOTTEN.

I V v FENDER FOR CARS. No. 601,961. Patented Apr. 5,189.8.

Wifjwes's e5 f 717/67L6O 2 3 NITE STATES Y Y Fries.

HENRY HAYWOOD AND TOTTEN, OF TORONTO, CANADA; SAID HAYWOOD ASSIGNOR TOSAID TOTTEN; SAID TOTTEN ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO HARRY F. LOWE, OFSAME PLACE.

FENDER FOR CARS.

. SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 601,961, dated April'5, 1898.

Application filed July 13,1897. Serial No. 644,462. (110 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY HAYWOOD and 1 GEORGE TOTTEN, of the city ofToronto, in the county of York and Province of Ontario, Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in or- Relating to Fenders.for Street-Oars, Tram-Oars, and Railroad-Locomotives; and we herebydeclare that the following is' a full, clear, and exact description: ofthe same.

of contact With-the rails or roadbed, and on meeting with an obstructiona leaf will be instantaneously droppedinto close contact with the railsor road-bed in order that the obstacle will be gathered on and carriedby the platform of the fender until the motion of the car can be stoppedand the obstacle removed. By this means accidents to life and propertycan be avoided; and the invention consists, essentially, of twoguide-rails rigidly connected temporarily to the under side of the carbottom or platform, a platform permanently connected to the bottom ofthe guide-rails, a dropleaf hinged to the front end of the guide-rails,adapted to'fall or be depressed into close contact with the car-railswhen meeting with an obstruction, and a slidable locking-frame pro- 3'ectin g beyond the front edge of the drop-leaf, adapted to normally holdthe drop-leaf out of contact with the rails and road-bed, a latch totemporarily hold the slidablelocking-frame in its normal position, and aspring to cause the sharp recoil of the slid'able locking-frame, thewhole device being hereinafter more fully set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the fender, showingthe parts in their normal position-and the drop-leaf out of contact withthe road-bed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the position which theparts would assume when meeting with an obstacle. Fig. 3 is a detailedView of the drop-leaf.

entirely across the breadth of the car.

platform;

C represents the frame of the car-fender,

which is provided with two guide-rails c c in close proximity'to the topof the car-rails. The inner side face of each of the guide-rails 0 disprovided with a guide-groove D, which extends from the front to the rearof the rails. The rails c 0 project from the under side of thecar-platform to a proportionately considerable distance in advance ofthe car. Con nected to the bottom of the guide-rails c c is a platformE. Hinged to the front of the guide-rails c c is a drop-leaf F, whichextends The drop-leaf F is provided with two lugs ff, ar-

ranged one-ateach side of the drop-leaf and opposed to the end of theirrespective guiderails c c. The interval between the under side of eachof the lugs f f and the topof the drop-leaf F is equal in dimensions tothat of the groove D. In other words, the said intervals form acontinuation of the said grooves.

Connected to the hangers 0 c of the frame is a back G for the platform,the bottom of this back being located in the same plane as the top ofthe guide-rails c c, the top of the back being contiguous to the top ofthe hangers. The rear end of each guide-rail c is provided with astandard H, and j ournaled in the top of the standards H is a shaft I,on which is mounted two grooved pulleys J J. Connected to the middle 'ofthe sha-ftl is one end of aspiral spring K, while the opposite end ofthe spiral spring K is connected to the back G of the platform. Slidingin the grooves D D are the sides L of a horizontal frame. Connected tothe rear end of the sides L L is a cross-bar M, which is provided with aforwardly-projecting arm N, the head n of the arm N being heart or leafshaped. Connected to the cross-bar M are two cables 0 O, which are alsocoiled on their respective pulleys J J. The front end of the sides L Lare united by a guard-rail O, suitably cushioned by rubber,

felt, or other suitable material. The guardrail 0 extends beyond thefront of the leaf F and is adapted to come into contact .with the personor obstacle in the way of the advance of the car before any other partof the fender, it being understood that the drop-leaf is an integralpart of the fender.

The drop-leaf F is provided with a lock P, consisting of two pivotedtumblers p p,pressed toward each other by springs Q Q. The tumblers 1919 are so arranged as to embrace the head at and hold the frame in itsforward position. When the frame is in its forward position, the sides LLproject under the overhanging parts of the lugs f f and lock thedrop-leaf in an elevated position and entirely clear of of contact withthe roadway or tracks. The guard-rail O on striking an obstacle forcesthe sliding frame rearward and the head at entirely clear of engagementwith the lock P. The spring K causes the revolution of the shaft I andthe pulleys J J to wind the cables 0' 0 upon their respective pulleys.The winding of the cables upon their respective pulleys causes the frameto be drawn to the rear of the guide-rails c c to bring the guardrail 0against the hangers c c of the frame. The withdrawal of the slidingframe from the front of the guide-rails permits the drop-leaf F to fallon the top of the tracks or road-bed, enabling it to scoop on theplatform any obstacle or thing in the way of the advance of the car. Theunder side of the drop-leaf F is provided with a shaft R, on which aremounted a number of rollers or wheels S, which are adapted to run on thetop of the track or on the road-bed, as the case may be, the wholeoperation being instantaneous.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A car-fender consisting of aplatform, a drop-leaf hinged to the front of the platform, guides at theside of the platform, guides on the hinged leaf in continuation of theplatform-guides, a movable guard-rail sliding in the said guides, andwhen in its forward position adapted to hold the drop-leaf clear ofcontact with the rails or road-bed, substantially as specified.

2. A car-fender consisting of a platform, a leaf hinged to the front ofthe platform, a movable guard-rail at the front of the fender adapted tohold the hinged leaf normally clear of the road-bed, and means forwithdrawing the guard-rail to the rear of the platform when meeting anobstacle substantially as specified.

3. A car-fender consisting of a platform, a drop-leaf hinged to thefront of the platform,

guides at the sides of the platform, guides on the hinged leaf incontinuation of the platform-guides, a movable guard-rail sliding in thesaidguides, and when in its forward position adapted to hold thedrop-leaf clear of contact with the rails or road-bed, a look carried bythe drop-leaf to releasably hold the guard-rail in its forward position,substantially as specified.

4:. A car-fender consisting of a platform, a drop-leaf hinged to thefront of the platform, guides at the side of the platform, guides on thehinged leaf in continuation of the platform-guides, a movable guard-railsliding in the said guides, and when in its forward position adapted tohold the drop-leaf clear of contact with the rails or road-bed, andmeans to cause the withdrawal of the guard-rail to the rear of theplatform when meeting an obstacle, substantially as specified.

5. A car-fender consisting of a platform, a drop-leaf hinged to thefront of the platform, guides at the side of the platform, guides on thehinged leaf in continuation of the platform-guides, a movable guard-railsliding in the said guides, and when in its forward position adapted tohold the drop-leaf clear of contact with the rails or road-bed, a lockcarried by the drop-leaf to releasably hold the guard-rail in itsforward position, and means to cause the withdrawal of the guard-rail tothe rear of the platform when meeting an obstacle, substantially asspecified.

6. In a car-fender, the combination of a platform, a drop-1eaf hinged tothe front of the platform, guide-rails at the sides of the platform, andguides carried by the drop-leaf in continuation of the guide-rails, asliding frame moving in the guides, and when in its forward positionadapted to hold the dropleaf clear of contact with the rails or roadbed,a lock carried by the drop-leaf, a bolt carried by the frame, adapted tobe engaged by the look, a guard-rail carried by the frame, adapted toproject beyond the drop-leaf when the frame is in its forward position,a shaft journaled in suitable bearings mounted on the platform,dru mscarried by the shaft, flexible'connections secured to the sliding frame,adapted to be wound on the drums, and a spring to actuate the saidshaft, substantially as specified.

Toronto, July 5, A. D. 1897.

HENRY HAYWOOD. GEORGE TOTTEN.

In presence of- O. H. RICHES, J. E. CAMERON.

